No Sad Songs Poster

No Sad Songs

The world's first major documentary on AIDS.

Not Rated Documentary

Starring: Martha Cronen, David MacLean, David Roche, David Sereda, Joe Norman Shaw

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
June 15, 1985
Ratings:
2.7 / 10
Director:
Nik Sheehan
Companies:
AIDS Committee of Toronto

Overview

Jim Black, a 37-year-old Canadian talks about the AIDS that is killing him. He talks about his life and his friends and how his brother's family has rejected him. Catherine Hunt is a Canadian woman whose brother is dying of AIDS. These personal stories are presented with excerpts from a series of performances by Canadian musicians and performance artists in order to give the viewer a bigger picture of the impact of this disease.